Holders of shares through a nominee in a public company were not entitled to
the same protection under section 98 of the Companies Act 2006 as registered
minority shareholders.

Mr Justice Norris so held in the Chancery Division when granting an
application for summary judgment by the first defendant, Wickeder
Westfalenstahl GmbH, in respect of a Part 8 claim brought by the claimants,
Peter Eckerle, Willem Bertheux and Stephen Hallensleben, claiming that their
aggregate shareholding in the

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